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The solid oak door closed with a sound like a vault sealing. In the chill, silent air of the study, Alistair sat behind the vast mahogany desk, the pale light of his screen catching in eyes that were hard and unblinking. He let the silence stretch, let the weight of the failing grade settle in the room like a thickening mist. Finally, he lifted his gaze. His expression was carved from winter stone, an intimidating authority that seemed to shrink the walls around you.